Rudolf Gaiseb  

Judicial

Affirmative Repositing activist-in-chief Job Amupanda raised questions over the understaffing of the judicial service and the strenuous workload the staff, including judges and prosecutors, experience. This affects output and raises serious questions about the welfare of employees.

Despite reports of unemployed lawyers, the Judiciary also recently underwent industrial action by magistrates, which halted court operations.

Trade

Independent Patriots for Change lawmaker Rodney Cloete gave notice to ask, on Tuesday, the 19th of February 2026, questions in regard to the nation’s trade regulatory framework concerning the grey listing status of the country.

Cloete underscored key critical economic sectors which reportedly do not comply with the FATF regulatory framework,  particularly the recently announced transfer of oil rights between two international oil companies in clear violation of our domestic laws.  

Poultry

Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has underscored that while growing, Namibia’s poultry industry remains small and largely localised, with limited veterinary services and variable biosecurity practices. 

He highlighted that the dairy and poultry sectors require strategic support to ensure sustainable production and strengthen food security nationwide.

According to the data he cited, milk production has risen to 4.2 million litres in the third quarter, representing a 7.5% annual increase and an 11% rise from the previous quarter. 

He questioned the financing mechanisms and strategic measures needed to establish a self-sustaining national dairy sector because, despite these gains, challenges remain in achieving self-sufficiency and fully utilising the country’s agricultural infrastructure.

Drugs

Swanu MP Evilastus Kaaronda said drugs such as cannabis and alcohol have robbed young people of their mental health.

During his notice of questions, he will ask Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare what measures are in place to address drug use in schools, which, according to him, have become breeding grounds of substance abuse alongside prison cells. He will also question how many rehabilitation centres the government has and where they are, including their accessibility.

Tariffs

Utaara Mootu, Landless People’s Movement parliamentarian, indicated she will
question the Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, on 19 February on the methodology of determining domestic electricity tariffs.

Mootu argues Namibia’s current cost-plus tariff methodology, employed by the Electricity Control Board (ECB), effectively transfers economic risk from utilities to households. In this regard, she wants to know what policy measures are being considered to rebalance
the risk  of consumer protection and social  equity. 

Mootu will question the minister on limiting electricity increases in relation to wage growth, household trends and consumer purchasing power.

She will also question the minister on whether ECB stakeholder input from low-income households, informal settlement residents and vulnerable consumers is meaningfully incorporated into tariff decisions and if any tariff applications have ever been reduced or rejected on affordability grounds.